Matthew Sobin will read and sign copies of his illustrated science fiction novella, The Last Machine in the Solar System, this Friday, April 28 at 6 pm at Book Passage in the San Francisco Ferry Building. Hear the beginning of Jonathan, the last … [Read more...]
BAIPA Board Members Interviewed on West Marin Radio
Thanks to Lyons Filmer of KWMR, West Marin Radio, and BAIPA board members Becky Parker Geist and John Cammidge for their radio interview on March 29. On Turning Pages: Waves of Joy, Becky and John discussed the who, what, when, where, and why of … [Read more...]
BookBaby Hosts Independent Authors Conference November 3-5
BookBaby hosts a conference in Philly this November. We haven't been to a BookBaby event, so we can't vouch for it, but check it out if you're interested. … [Read more...]
Claudia Chapline to Read from Memoirs at Why There Are Words in Sausalito
BAIPA member Claudia Chapline will read from her two memoirs on April 13, 7 p.m. at Why There Are Words, 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito. … [Read more...]
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth‘s Expect Deception on Sale for 99 Cents
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth‘s paranormal suspense ebook, Expect Deception is on sale from March 6-10 for 99 cents. Expect Deception, a 2016 Best Book Award finalist in Mystery/Suspense, is about the U.S. government recruiting psychics to find Nazi spies … [Read more...]
Publish or Perish — Murder Mystery Dinner Theater in Tam Valley
BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry is the writer and director of Publish or Perish — Tam Valley Mystery Writers’ Retreat Murder Mystery, opening March 10 at the Tam Valley Community Center. A group of mystery writers, agents, and … [Read more...]
Codex Book Art Fair Feb. 5-8 in Richmond
Codex is a book art fair held this year in Richmond, California, Feb. 5-8. Book art is about the book as an art object, a piece of art one can always enjoy looking at, and often even read. The Codex Foundation’s slideshow of last year’s fair barely … [Read more...]
Gordon Burgett Presents ‘Writing Travel Articles That Sell’ on Feb. 4 in Santa Rosa
Gordon Burgett's "Writing Travel Articles That Sell!" will be offered on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 1-5 in Room 1597 in the Emeritus Building at Santa Rosa Junior College. Register at the door or through the Continuing Education Office at (707) … [Read more...]
The Case of the Missing Weekend
Ever feel like your weekend went by too fast? Thanks to Thomas Finnegan for this blooper. … [Read more...]
Fortune Magazine Covers “The Kindle Effect”
You might enjoy "The Kindle Effect," by Jennifer Alsever in Fortune, January 1, 2017. The Kindle Effect: Self-Publishing on Amazon, Apple iBooks ... fortune.com Consider the metamorphosis of self-publishing. For decades it was … [Read more...]